Chapter 338: Heading for the Triple Crown

On March 5, in the 29th round of the English Premier League, Manchester United challenged Crystal Palace away.

Five to zero.

Another massacre.

Many who had hoped that United's performance would be a flash in the pan were frustrated.

Three big wins in a row, and on the field, the opponent hardly had any chances.

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On March 10, in the thirtieth round of the Premier League, Manchester United hosted Liverpool.

This game is also a game that many people pay attention to, and they pay attention to this game because Liverpool has always been known for "robbing the rich and giving to the poor" in the Premier League, and after Klopp arrived, this situation has not changed in the slightest, and they are the only team in the league to win Manchester City so far.

So a lot of people hope that Liverpool can beat Manchester United in this game.

In addition, in addition to the gimmick of the "Double Red Club" in the current match between Liverpool and Manchester United, many people are also concerned about the relationship between Klopp and Shen Peng, the two were in a master-apprentice relationship in Dortmund before, and Klopp can be said to be the person who knows Shen Peng best.

In the first half of the season between the two teams, it was Klopp's adjustment that they defended Shen Peng, and in the end the two teams drew 1-1 at Anfield.

Therefore, there are also many who want to see how Klopp is ready to defend Manchester United.

In the first ten minutes of the game, both teams played tepidly, and Liverpool also looked successful in limiting Manchester United's attack according to Klopp's tactics.

However, in the twelfth minute, Manchester United scored.

To put it simply, after Lindelof cut off Liverpool's ball, after a couple of passes, the ball went to the front of the pitch and Ibrahimovic completed the final blow, which was also his first goal in a competitive match since his return.

Although he has only scored one goal now, no one can deny the role of his return, and a simple comparison of United's performances before and after his return will give the answer.

This goal also seems to say to all opponents that the return of "God" Ibrahimovic, any team that does not pay attention to defending him because he has not scored before will suffer!

This seemingly "simple" goal, in the eyes of many insiders, sees many things.

One is the ball from midfielder Paul Pogba.

I have to say that Manchester United signed Pogba that year to earn, although he sometimes has a bit of sticky balls, but this ball is really good, as a point from defense to offense, Pogba's passing is worse than Xavi Pirlo's "master" level people, but he can always find teammates at critical times.

Then there is the cooperation between Shen Peng and Rashford.

The two threaded the ball and caught the ball to make the Liverpool defense chaotic, just when Liverpool was defending Shen Peng, Rashford passed the ball to Ibrahimovic who was unguarded because of defensive holes at a critical time, and then Ibrahimovic scored the goal.

Then there's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's positioning.

When Shen Peng and Rashford passed the ball to each other, Aubameyang always had at least one person on the right side to keep an eye on him, and there were several chances that Rashford could pass to Aubameyang if no one was marking, so that Aubameyang could complete the raid.

Jurgen Klopp was silent on the sidelines, and he finally understood how his opponent felt when he was at Dortmund......

Of course, Liverpool's attack is also very strong, so many times, Shen Peng and Aubameyang have returned to the midfield to help defend, which can be regarded as Liverpool's strengthening of defense in disguise.

Towards the end of the first half, United scored again.

This time it was Shen Peng who scored it himself.

Now Shen Peng is like Messi in Barcelona at Manchester United, he is marked by someone at any time, but even so, it can't completely stop him from scoring.

That's what this ball is.

Shen Peng used his foot skills to deceive three defenders, and then cut inside in front of the goal to score.

Two to zero.

Seeing this, many people were disappointed to find that it seemed that Liverpool had nothing to do with this Manchester United team......

However, in the second half, everyone except Manchester United fans and related personnel was surprised, that is, in the 61st minute, Liverpool scored!

In the previous three games, Manchester United kept clean sheets, but in this game, Liverpool scored!

Although it was a difficult goal, both Liverpool players were on their backs outside the Manchester United penalty area, but it was scored.

The goal also gave hope of Liverpool's equaliser for a while.

However, five minutes later, United scored again.

It was Rashford who scored this time, and he relied on Ibrahimovic's cover and Shen Peng's second pass to score a very hidden goal.

In the end, Manchester United won 3-1 against Liverpool in this game.

It has been discovered that even a team like Liverpool, which specializes in strong teams, can only score one goal in the hands of Manchester United......

On March 13, in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Manchester United hosted Sevilla.

Before the game, when the players of the two teams shook hands with each other, from the close-up of the camera, most of the players in Sevilla had a bitter face.

Seeing this situation, people have to sigh that Sevilla is really unlucky to meet Manchester United......

The game was almost the same as the last game between the two teams, except that Sevilla FC played a little better after their experience, allowing United to score three fewer goals and end up with a 4-1 home win over Sevilla.

Even many people suspect that Sevilla's goal was deliberately conceded by Manchester United, after all, in the Champions League knockout round, the opponent was played 11-0 in two legs, which is a bit too miserable.

In fact, it was just that Manchester United did not fight so hard in the case of guaranteed promotion, leading 3-0 in the first half, and playing a little easier in the second half, but even so, still scored a goal, and Sevilla also seized this opportunity and scored a face-saving goal in the 83rd minute of the game.

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On March 18, in the 31st round of the Premier League, Manchester United challenged West Ham United away.

The result of this game is still unsuspenseful, 6-0, another slaughter.

Now people have slowly become a little numb to Manchester United's terrifying prowess, and even if United scored fewer than three goals in a single game, it could be news.

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On March 22, in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, Manchester United faced Southampton.

Four to one.

Southampton in this game, almost desperately in the game.

After all, for this kind of team, they basically can't even touch the top six in the league, so they can only fight in games like the FA Cup and League Cup.

But even so, they have only scored one goal like Liverpool, and they are still some way from a win over Manchester United.

Seeing that Manchester United have achieved good results in all three competitions, many people believe that Manchester United have a good chance of winning the treble this year! There are even bookmakers who offer odds for Manchester United to win the treble, which is 3.5 to 1, which is a fairly low odds!